NXT: rookies making pro's look like amateurs

  Anybody who follows WWE these knows that their product isn't exactly resonating with the fans these days, if the 2015 edition of the Royal Rumble is anything to go by, the WWE audience that is over 12 years old are just down right pissed off. 

  The WWE network hasn't really taken off either, the whole $9.99 slogan basically lost its pizazz as soon as they first said it, and then they just kept on saying it over and over again both on commentary and during wrestlers promos, which I thought was rather degrading for the performers. But on a brighter note, the WWE network has brought one particular product into the spotlight, and that's the rookie show NXT. 

  Since its inception back in 2010, this show originally began as a reality TV style talent show where a pro would take a rookie under their wing and train them, this involved the rookies doing silly tests and competitions, this format only lasted for two years and then NXT became just another mid-carder show. 

  In 2012 WWE put their developmental show in Tampa Florida to rest and transferred all of their talent over to the NXT show that would be aired in their new training centre at Full Sail University in Florida and Paul Michael Levesque better known as Triple H was put in complete charge of the show and match booking. From then on the NXT programme began growing into something that the fans never expected. 

  As WWE's back room politics and over using of old gimmicks got worse, the audience were seeking a breath of fresh air, and in NXT they found it. Being a semi pro wrestler himself its obvious that he knows how to resonate with the audience and give them exactly what they want, like bringing in already established independent wreslters like Adrian Neville (PAC), Sami Zayn (El Generico), Hideo Itami (Kenta), Finn Balor (Fergal Devitt) and Kevin Owens (Kevin Steen). This talent then applies what they've learn in the indies and use it to create matches that put the pros to shame.

  NXT has also reignited the women's division, on RAW and Smackdown! their 'Divas' division has gone stale and no one really cares for their match no matter how pretty they are, NXT's Women's division has yielded incredible talents like Charlotte (Ric Flair's Daughter), Paige, Bailey and Sasha Banks. Every time the NXT women compete they put on an amazing show that leaves you wanting more. 

  On February 11th, 2015 the WWE network aired the fourth NXT live event titled Rival, this featured a fatal four way for the NXT women title that was explosive and could have been the main event, a number one contender match between Adrian Neville and Finn Balor which stole the show and may have made every main event player question their own ability to perform and the show was finished with an NXT title match between Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn that had such an emotional story behind it that the fans didn't care that it came to TKO finish. 

  I think its fair to say that WWE still has the magic to create incredible shows, it just depends on who is in charge. Its fair to say that Vince McMahon was the genius that kept the business alive during the 90's but now the fans don't want sport entertainment they want some old fashioned pro wrestling with simple yet compelling story lines and awesome theatrical characters that can back up their persona's in the ring. The days of John Cena and Hulk Hogan are gone and its time for the younger generation to break the glass ceiling and Triple H is most likely the guy who will do that.